Theories of the policy process / edited by Paul A. Sabatier, Christopher M. Weible ; contributors Frank R. Baumgartner [and nineteen others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sabatier, Paul A., editor.

Weible, Christopher M., editor.

Baumgartner, Frank R., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Political planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive primer to the major theoretical frameworks used in policy process research written by leading public policy scholars.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I: Introduction ; 1. Introducing the Scope and Focus of Policy Process Research and Theory ; PART II: Theoretical Approaches to Policy Process Research ; 2. Ambiguity and Multiple Streams; 3. Punctuated Equilibrium Theory: Explaining Stability and Change in Public Policymaking ; 4. Democratic Policy Design: Social Construction of Target Populations ; 5. Policy Feedback Theory ; 6. The Advocacy Coalition Framework: Foundations, Evolution, and Ongoing Research ; 7. The Narrative Policy Framework

8. An Assessment of the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework and Introduction of the Social-Ecological Systems Framework 9. Innovation and Diffusion Models in Policy Research ; PART III: Conclusions ; 10. A Comparison of Theories of the Policy Process ; 11. Advancing Policy Process Research ; About the Contributors ; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78539-543-2

0-8133-4927-3